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Cedar Key, FL vs Jackson, MI

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- Household income in Jackson, is 39% less than it is in Cedar Key and is 80% below the National Average.
- Cedar Key unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Jackson unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 Cedar Key, FLJackson, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,171  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,298$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,361  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cedar Key, FLJackson, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cedar Key, FLJackson, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.2%13.1%
Reviews for Cedar Key    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We live in a small, friendly little fishing town. The friendliness of the people is it's best quality. The best place to meet everyone is at the post office about 11AM  More

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Reviews for Jackson    33 Reviews

I lived in Jackson for a long time I lived on 1st and 3rd Street right over by Frank's party store before that b**** burnt down. My dad and I would sit out on the front  More

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Over 7 years ago

I spent 20 years of my life fighting for freedom only to buy a second home in Jackson, biggest mistake of my life, and have the rights I fought for take away by a  More

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Never never ever move to this town! I was born there, grew up around there, made the tragic mistake of moving back there once and will never ever set foot there again!  More

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